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.cymru and .wales are open to all marking a historic moment for Wales on the internet

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By: AmeriCymru
Posted in: News


On 1 st March 2015 – St David’s Day - .cymru and .wales domain names will be available to everyone, on a first come, first serve basis, putting Wales squarely on the digital map.

Ieuan Evans MBE, Chair of the .cymru and .wales Advisory Group and former Wales rugby captain has welcomed the release of the domains and said, “These domains are about taking our Welsh passion, pride and provenance to the online world and as a consequence we all now have an opportunity both within Wales and around the world to do exactly that.

“I’m thrilled to finally be able to use my own .cymru and .wales web addresses and know that anyone with a connection with Wales will want to do the same and join me in making the web more Welsh.”

There is a growing online Welsh population - over 95% of people under 44 years old use the internet*. .cymru and .wales are a part of the biggest shake-up in the world of domains with the introduction of thousands of new top-level domain names and with Wales becoming one of the few countries to have two domain names. We’ve developed a unique approach    especially for these domains, both .cymru and .wales will be bilingual and allow the registration of names with the diacritic marks used in the Welsh language.

The domain names have been on limited availability since September 2014 but from today, anyone who wants to show off their national pride and Welsh identity will be able to choose and buy their perfect website or email address through their domain provider. New research shows significant interest in Wales’ home online, with 65% of those questioned saying that they would want to highlight their Welsh connections through a dedicated .cymru or .wales domain name if they were launching a new personal or business website**. 

The Welsh Government, S4C and the Welsh Rugby Union are all marking St David’s Day by switching on their new .cymru and .wales websites today. Many of Wales’ leading businesses, brands and organisations are already backing the new domains including the National Assembly, the Millennium Stadium, Sport Wales, the Federation of Small Businesses Wales, the Scarlets rugby team and the Arts Council for Wales.


Digwyddiad Hanesyddol i Gymru ar y Rhyngrwyd: .cymru a .wales ar gael i bawb

Ar 1af Fawrth 2015 – Dydd Gŵyl Dewi - fe fydd enwau parth .cymru a .wales ar gael i bawb ar sail gyntaf i’r felin, gan osod Cymru ar lwyfan ddigidol fyd-eang.

Mae Ieuan Evans MBE, Cadeirydd Grŵp Cynghori .cymru a .wales a chyn-gapten tîm rygbi Cymru wedi croesawu rhyddhad y parthau a dywedodd, “Bwriad y parthau hyn yw datgan ein hangerdd, balchder a’n gwreiddiau Cymreig i’r byd ar-lein ac o ganlyniad rydym nawr gyda’r cyfle i wneud hynny, yng Nghymru ac ar draws y byd.

“Rwy’n hynod falch fy mod o’r diwedd yn gallu defnyddio fy nghyfeiriadau we .cymru a .wales ac rwy’n gwybod bydd unrhyw un gyda chysylltiad â Chymru eisiau gwneud yr un peth ac ymuno a fi wrth i ni Gymreigio’r we.”

Mae yna boblogaeth Gymreig gynyddol ar-lein – mae dros 95% o bobl o dan 44 mlwydd oed yn defnyddio’r rhyngrwyd*. Mae .cymru a .wales yn rhan o’r newid mwyaf i fyd parthau gyda chyflwyniad miloedd o enwau parth lefel uchaf newydd a Chymru yw un o’r ychydig wledydd sydd gyda dau enw parth. Rydym wedi datblygu dull unigryw yn arbennig ar gyfer y parthau hyn; fe fydd .cymru a .wales yn ddwyieithog ac yn caniatáu cofrestriad enwau gydag acenion y Gymraeg.

Mae’r enwau parth wedi bod ar gael yn gyfyngedig ers Medi 2014 ond o heddiw ymlaen, fe fydd unrhyw un sydd eisiau dangos eu balchder cenedlaethol a’u hunaniaeth Gymreig yn gallu dewis y cyfeiriad we neu e-bost delfrydol trwy eu darparwr parthau. Mae ymchwil newydd yn dangos diddordeb sylweddol yng nghartref Cymru ar-lein, gyda 65% o’r rheiny a holwyd yn nodi eu bod eisiau amlygu eu cysylltiadau Cymreig gydag enw parth .cymru neu .wales os fydden nhw’n lansio gwefan personol neu fusnes newydd.**.

Mae Llywodraeth Cymru, S4C ac Undeb Rygbi Cymru i gyd yn dathlu Dydd Gŵyl dewi wrth lansio eu gwefannau .cymru a .wales newydd heddiw. Mae llawer o fusnesau, brandiau a sefydliadau blaenllaw Cymru eisoes yn cefnogi’r parthau newydd gan gynnwys Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru, Stadiwm y Mileniwm, Chwaraeon Cymru, Ffederasiwn Busnesau Bychain Cymru, tîm rygbi’r Scarlets a Chyngor Celfyddydau Cymru.